Immunosuppressive Treatment for Retinal Degeneration in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Juvenile Batten Disease)

V. Drack, Arlene; F. Mullins, Robert; Pfeifer, Wanda; F. Augustine, Erika; F. Stasheff, Steven; Hong, Sandy

doi:10.3109/13816810.2014.886271

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Immunosuppressive Treatment for Retinal Degeneration in Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (Juvenile Batten Disease)

Published in Ophthalmic Genetics • Feb 19, 2014

Authors:

Arlene V. Drack

Robert F. Mullins

Wanda Pfeifer

Abstract

Juvenile Neuronal Ceroid Lipofuscinosis (JNCL) presents with progressive vision loss at 4-7 years of age. Blindness results within 2 years, followed by inexorable neurologic decline and death. There is no treatment or cure. Neuroinflammation is postulated to play a role in the neurodegeneration. The...

Subject

Batten disease

Juvenile

Neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis

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